Mark 14:17–31

Betrayal at the Passover

¹⁷When ^oevening came, He arrived with the Twelve. ^p18While they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “I assure you: One of you will betray Me—one who is eating with Me!”

¹⁹They began to be distressed and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?”

²⁰He said to them, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping bread with Me in the bowl. ²¹For the ^•Son of Man ^qwill go just as it is written ^rabout Him, ^sbut woe ^tto that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

The First Lord’s Supper

²²As ^uthey were eating, He took bread, ^vblessed and broke ^wit, gave it to them, ^xand said, “Take it; ^ythis is My body.” ^z

²³Then He took a cup, and after giving thanks, ^aHe gave it to them, and so they all drank from it. ²⁴He said to them, “This is My blood that establishes the covenant; ^bcit is shed ^dfor many. ^e25I assure you: ^fI will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine ^guntil that day when I drink it in a new ^hway ⁱin the kingdom of God.” ^j26After singing psalms, ^kthey went out to the Mount of Olives. ^l

Peter’s Denial Predicted

²⁷Then ^mJesus said to them, “All of you will run away, ^nobecause it is written: ^p

I will strike the shepherd,

and the sheep ^qwill be scattered. ^rs

²⁸But after I have been resurrected, ^tI will go ahead of you to Galilee.” ^u

²⁹Peter ^vtold Him, “Even if everyone runs away, I will certainly not!”

³⁰“I assure you,” Jesus said to him, “today, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times!” ^w

³¹But he kept insisting, “If I have to die with You, I will never deny You!” And they all said the same thing.